Tag Archives: Endorsements

Climate Change

Posted on November 1, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, retail sales jumped 2.7 percent during the month of October. Excluding drugstores, retail sales rose 4.7 percent, surpassing expectations. President Obama received another round of endorsements today from New York City Mayor Michael … Continue reading →

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John McCain Needs To Just Go Away

Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

John McCain is free to criticize anyone he wants, including Colin Powell, for endorsing President Obama, but this is just nonsensical and bitter. “Colin Powell, interestingly enough, said that Obama got us out of Iraq,” McCain told the National Review. … Continue reading →

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“Only One Evident Immutable Belief”

Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:30 pm by JM Ashby

The Washington Post’s endorsement of President Obama today is somewhat lukewarm (I’ll take it anyway) but in the closing paragraphs the editorial board shredded Mitt Romney. The sad answer is there is no way to know what Mr. Romney really … Continue reading →

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The Faux Winner

Posted on October 22, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Daryl Cagle In other news, a federal judged has blocked the state of Arizona from implementing a bill that would have defunded Planned Parenthood. Here’s a handy tool for keeping track of newspaper endorsements from across the country. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 22, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

The reëlection of Barack Obama is a matter of great urgency. Not only are we in broad agreement with his policy directions; we also see in him what is absent in Mitt Romney—a first-rate political temperament and a deep sense … Continue reading →

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“Romney, Though, is Shameless”

Posted on October 19, 2012 at 3:10 pm by JM Ashby

President Obama picked up the endorsement of several high-profile newspapers today, but the first one is more likely to leave a mark on Mitt Romney as it comes from the Salt Lake Tribune of Utah. And it’s more savage than … Continue reading →

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